Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577
Staatsbibliothek Zu Berlin (Berlin, Germany)
Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Scribe not identified
Main text scribe

Script Definition

  • Yemenite
  • Sephardi
Non-square (Beinoni)
Calligraphic
Bookhand

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
  • Variable
  • Smaller than the width of an average he
Variable
Slow
  • Irregular spacing
  • Nesting
  • Overarching

Approximate Size of Average Letters

  • Regular size
  • Elongated vertically
  • Ascenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are shorter than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are parallel among them
  • Descenders are parallel among them
4 Jun 2026, 1:12 p.m. by Evgeniya Zarubina
'Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Main text scribe 1 - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1981/ on 2026-06-04.

Letter

He

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48163
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Ḥeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48152
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Ṭeth

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48159
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Kaph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48150
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Kaph: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48161
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Lamed

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48165
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Mem

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48149
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Mem: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48160
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Nun

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48151
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Nun: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48155
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Samekh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48147
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'Ayin

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48169
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Pe

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48144
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Pe: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48148
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Ṣade

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48143
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Ṣade: final

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48145
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Qoph

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48167
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Resh

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48168
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Tav

Berlin, SBB MS. Or. Qu. 577: Letter - #48162
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